鉱
鉱 — Mineral
mineral, ore
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiあらがね (aragane)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鉱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炭鉱 | たんこう tankou | coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (ore) |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう kougyou | mining industry |
| 鉱物 | こうぶつ koubutsu | mineral |
| 鉱区 | こうく kouku | mining area; mine lot |
| 鉱石 | こうせき kouseki | ore; mineral; crystal |
Study notes
鉱 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1376 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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